22 May 1909
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1909
Page
1
The paper notes that contracts for advertising are kept on file at The Dake Ad Vertising Agency Inc with offices at 428 South Main Street Los Angeles and 779 Market Street San Francisco and are available for contract formation.
The document lists city officers led by Mayor Gly with staff including Attorney City Engineer City Recorder City Marshal Superintendent Health Officer and trustees Henry H. Holmes A B Tuathill W A Hively Aasil F Gillett Ethan P Kidder for local government records.
A potpourri of humorous notes and commentary critiques pop culture politics and travel. Items touch on Dam Site Texas a 3 100 cent coin value the cheapest show free seats on beaches in Southern California bread prices Patten’s corner satire a Rhode Island money counter a Carnegie boulevard joke and social observations about marriage education and a New York dispatch on Anna Held.
The remark muses on wealth and happiness comparing H. H. Rogers fortune of over one hundred million dollars to a $2-a-day laborer, noting he could not take any wealth after death. It questions whether riches equate to true happiness.
A collection of 5,000 volumes from China has been presented to the Congressional library. The shipment includes a comprehensive Chinese encyclopedia intended to expand reference resources for researchers and lawmakers.
A brief note mentions senators and representatives receiving a small, soothing reading to refresh them during intermissions from their demanding duties.
Collector Loeb at the port of New York reports continued uncovering of customs frauds due to under weighing. If he maintains his current pace, he may help reduce the treasury deficit without congressional aid.
The text notes that before Parliament’s 1870 act British jurors were forbidden meat drink or fire while deliberating and could be struck by an usher with a willow wand if they surfaced from their boxes. The discipline was harsher in earlier times and only candlelight was allowed.
An essay describes breakfast table mood, noting that irritability often comes from lack of sleep and stuffy rooms. It advises early bedtimes, proper sleep, and fresh air to prevent crossness, urging mothers to address underlying causes rather than scolding.
Mrs A J Alley of Beals Maine praises Dr King's New Discovery after ten bottles cured coughs colds and lung troubles in her family and others. The medicine provides immediate relief and quick cures for bronchitis asthma whooping cough laryngitis sore throat chest pains and related ailments. Trial bottles available and guaranteed by R F Billings Est. Regular size 1.00.
A Liverpool Mercury writer recalls a party at an asylum doctor's home. A first partner seems hunted and odd, while a second partner appears handsome until a dramatic reveal shows the first partner as a doctor and the second as a religious fanatic.
A scrambled set of clippings contrasts Australian rain with drought in Scotland, recounting seven years of drought, eleven weeks of rain in Sydney, and a comic note on galaches missing in the drenched city. A second snippet recalls a neighbor’s secret about a violinist husband and a landlady's quiet life.
A reflective note from the Emporia Gazette laments gathering roses through the years. The narrator recalls roses of various colors and times, trades them for eggs, and contrasts past advice with present weariness as many roses bloom and die.
The Chicago Tribune recounts a newsroom exchange where a proofreader added the word actor to a quote, apologizing and promising to prevent future errors. The dispute centers on a misinformed reference and the need for accuracy in attribution.
A humorous exchange notes a woman’s supposed greater intellect and a man countering that footwear cannot be kept on by mental power alone. The dialogue reflects early 20th century humor on gender roles and practicality.
A witty exchange cites Stella and Knucker with a joke about hairbreadth escapes and a woman's coiffure keeping Knucker from a play. The line from Harper's Bazar frames the banter while a Shakespeare adage notes that wisdom limits amity but folly may unite.
John Deye of Gladwin Michigan suffered a 12 year running ulcer and spent over $400 on doctors without relief. Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed the ulcer and cured fever sores boils felons eczema salt rheum. It is advertised as infallible for piles burns scalds cuts corns and is 25 cents at Billing's Drug Store.
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